Shoji Nishimura

Shoji Nishimura (30 November 1889-24 October 1944) was a Vice Admiral of the Imperial Japanese Navy during World War II.

Biography
Shoji Nishimura was born on 30 November 1889 in Akita Prefecture, Japan. Joining the Imperial Japanese Navy in 1911, Nishimura was a Rear Admiral in November 1940 on the eve of World War II. During the Battle of the Java Sea, he led the Japanese 4th Destroyer Squadron, and he also fought at the Battle of Guadalcanal. On 1 November 1943 he was promoted to Vice Admiral and was given command of the "Southern Force" at the Battle of Leyte Gulf in 1944. On 24 October 1944, he was killed when his flagship, the battleship Yamashiro, was sunk by several torpedoes from the US Navy.